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Coinbase Report Reveals Significant Surge in Global Law Enforcement Inquiries – Here’s Why
13.12.2022
The US-based crypto exchange Coinbase has seen a 66% increase in requests from law enforcement this year compared to last year, a new report has revealed.
According to the report, published by Coinbase on Monday, the rise this year pushed the total number of requests received this year...
Puerto Rico Blockchain Week: Blockchain Investor Network BitAngels announces ‘Best in Show’ of companies innovating Web3 and Blockchain
13.12.2022
BitAngels, the world’s premier investor network for the blockchain industry, today announced ShredSpots, Waterfall Protocol, and Big Watt Digital as the winners of its BitAngels Startup Pitch Contest at CoinAgenda, the leading global conference series connecting blockchain and cryptocurrency...
Panther Completes the Decentralized Launch of Its Protocol’s v0․5, a DAO-Led Effort
13.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Panther, a cross-chain application that will allow retail users as well as institutions to access DeFi privately and compliantly, has launched its v0.5. This was achieved by the protocol’s community in conjunction with Panther Ventures Limited, a Web3 development company destined...
New FTX CEO Says ‘Unacceptable Practices’ by ‘Inexperienced and Unsophisticated Individuals’ Led to FTX Collapse – Here’s What Happened
13.12.2022
John Ray III, the new CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has claimed that Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire had virtually no corporate controls and a surprising lack of financial and other record-keeping.
In prepared remarks released Monday ahead of his testimony, Ray, a bankruptcy expert...
Breaking: Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in The Bahamas Following Formal Notification by United States
13.12.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, has been arrested in the Bahamas after US prosecutors formally filed criminal charges against him.
According to a statement from the government of the Bahamas, SBF was arrested on Monday following the "receipt...
Bitcoin’s bear market is far from over, but data points to improving investor sentiment
12.12.2022
Crypto investor sentiment saw a slight upswing, but the potential of a deep liquidity crisis in the sector could keep investors at bay
Investors Not Satisfied with Binance’s Proof-of-Reserves Audit – Next Exchange to Collapse?
12.12.2022
Binance’s proof-of-reserves audit has already raised red flags, with some experts claiming it is far from enough to satisfy worried users.
The so-called proof-of-reserves report was released on December 7 in the form of a 5-page PDF document prepared by the global accounting firm Mazar’s South...
Argo Blockchain reports insufficient funds, 'no assurance' it can avoid Chapter 11 bankruptcy
12.12.2022
According to the mining firm, “inadvertently published materials” led to the suspension of trading of Argo Blockchain on the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq on Dec. 9
Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Says It's Close to Restructuring Without Having to Declare Bankruptcy
12.12.2022
The London-based company warned, however, that there's no reassurance it will be able to do so
Tron’s Stablecoin USDD Deviates From the $1 Peg, Justin Sun Says Team Deployed More Capital
12.12.2022
The Tron-based stablecoin USDD has once again dropped below the $1 parity to a low of $0.969 on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Amid the drop in USDD’s value, Tron founder Justin Sun tweeted that his team was “deploying more capital,” and the stablecoin’s web portal usdd.io claims the project...
Goldman: Regulators Should Protect Crypto Investors at the Point of Trust, Not the Blockchain
12.12.2022
Recent crises in the crypto market repeat a story as old as time, with a new asset attracting unsophisticated investors looking to make millions, the report said
NYC Blockchain Community Evolution: 2023 and Beyond
12.12.2022
Blockchain technology enables people to build decentralized applications as alternative solutions to the everyday infrastructure provided by institutions and other intermediaries. Web3 helps bridge the gap between these applications and those who use them. Unlike its predecessors, Web3 represents...
Sam Bankman-Fried Wants to Start a New Business to Pay Back Victims of FTX Collapse – This is What You Need to Know
12.12.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, has said that he hopes to start a new business and earn enough money to pay back victims of the collapse.
Speaking from the Bahamas, the disgraced crypto boss acknowledged that he was "not nearly as competent as...
Paxful CEO preaches Bitcoin self-custody, advises against crypto exchange
12.12.2022
While some execs chose to double down on assuring the funds’ safety on their platforms, Ray Youssef, the CEO of crypto exchange Paxful, sided with the idea of self-custody
Goldman Sachs Is Trying to Make Blockchain Bonds Happen
11.12.2022
The killer app won’t come from private, permissioned blockchains used to settle bond placements by huge, multinational investment banks. Crypto Long & Short is CoinDesk's weekly newsletter featuring insights, news and analysis for the professional investor
FTX Insider Reveals New Document, Musk Catches Flak for SBF Comments, Nobel Prize Laureate Krugman Warns of Eternal Winter for Blockchain — Week in Review
11.12.2022
It’s been another wild week in crypto, with a claimed FTX insider revealing a controversial document related to former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison’s account at FTX. In related news, Elon Musk has been criticized for suggesting that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF)...
Looking at DeFi's Untapped Potential
11.12.2022
Gwendolyn Regina is Investment Director at BNB Chain.__________
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is the largest and most innovative crypto vertical in the last two years. DeFi has used smart contract platforms as a base to develop a network of interconnected layers for decentralized financial...
Astar Network CEO: Webassembly Smart Contracts Are Going to ‘Pull a Lot of Talent From Web2 to Web3’
11.12.2022
Ethereum is almost universally credited for kickstarting the Web3 revolution after it brought to life the concept of smart contracts. However, some in the Web3 community, like Astar Network’s Sota Watanabe, believe the protocol cannot “build the innovative future of blockchain...
A Supreme Court case could kill Facebook and other socials — allowing blockchain to replace them
11.12.2022
If the Supreme Court decides to strike down Section 230, it's going to become considerably more difficult for centralized social media companies to operate
Sam Bankman-Fried Finally Agrees to Testify Before House Committee Next Week – This is What Happened
10.12.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of FTX, has eventually agreed to participate in the upcoming U.S. House committee’s hearing and testify on the collapse of his crypto empire.
In a Friday tweet, Bankman-Fried said he still does not have access to much data regarding his crypto empire...